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Stiig Markager

Stiig Markager

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 45 6261 6010 85 84 126 11946

Stiig Markager publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stiig Markager between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stiig Markager published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2012. 9 of the 140 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2012. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 5 publications
1989 2025

140 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stiig Markager: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 1
1991 0
1992 2
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 2
1998 3
1999 4
2000 3
2001 2
2002 4
2003 4
2004 3
2005 3
2006 4
2007 2
2008 4
2009 3
2010 5
2011 6
2012 14
2013 2
2014 6
2015 13
2016 5
2017 10
2018 4
2019 4
2020 5
2021 3
2022 2
2023 3
2024 4
2025 5
Total 140
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Stiig Markager publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stiig Markager sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 121–130 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 126 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617 126
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Stiig Markager D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stiig Markager sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348 45
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Stiig Markager is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their research predominantly focuses on several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Markager's work extensively covers topics related to marine and coastal ecosystems, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, methane hydrates and related phenomena, cryospheric studies and observations, water quality monitoring and analysis, marine biology and ecology research, and isotope analysis in ecology.

The scientist has published research in various venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability

Among Markager's recent papers are:

  • "Nitrogen in the Baltic Sea: Long-term trends, a budget and decadal time lags in responses to declining inputs" (2021) published in Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • "Pigment signatures of algal communities and their implications for glacier surface darkening" (2022) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Suitability of multisensory satellites for long-term chlorophyll assessment in coastal waters: A case study in optically-complex waters of the temperate region" (2021) published in Ecological Indicators
  • "Exploratory study of the Sentinel-3 level 2 product for monitoring chlorophyll-a and assessing ecological status in Danish seas" (2023) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Will low primary production rates in the Amundsen Basin (Arctic Ocean) remain low in a future ice-free setting, and what governs this production?" (2020) published in Journal of Marine Systems

Frequent coauthors in Markager's research include:

  • Mikael K. Sejr
  • Daniel F. Carlson
  • Lorenz Meire
  • Urs A. Treier
  • Sanjina Upadhyay Stæhr

Best Publications

  • Tracing dissolved organic matter in aquatic environments using a new approach to fluorescence spectroscopy

    Colin A Stedmon;Stiig Markager;Rasmus Bro

  • Resolving the variability in dissolved organic matter fluorescence in a temperate estuary and its catchment using PARAFAC analysis

    Colin A. Stedmon;Stiig Markager

  • Tracing the production and degradation of autochthonous fractions of dissolved organic matter by fluorescence analysis

    Colin A. Stedmon;Stiig Markager

  • Optical properties and signatures of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in Danish coastal waters

    Colin A. Stedmon;S. Markager;H. Kaas

  • Bioenergy potential of Ulva lactuca: biomass yield, methane production and combustion.

    Annette Bruhn;Jonas Dahl;Henrik Bangsø Nielsen;Lars Nikolaisen

  • Depth limits and minimum light requirements of freshwater macrophytes

    Anne Lise Middelboe;Stiig Markager

  • Global trends in the fluorescence characteristics and distribution of marine dissolved organic matter

    Linda Jørgensen;Linda Jørgensen;Colin A. Stedmon;Theis Kragh;Stiig Markager

  • Photochemical production of ammonium and transformation of dissolved organic matter in the Baltic Sea

    Colin A. Stedmon;Stiig Markager;Lars Tranvik;Leif Kronberg

  • Spectral light attenuation and the absorption of UV and blue light in natural waters

    Stiig Markager;Warwick F. Vincent

  • Global distribution of dissolved organic matter along the aquatic continuum: Across rivers, lakes and oceans

    Philippe Massicotte;Eero Asmala;Colin Stedmon;Stiig Markager

  • Recovery of Danish Coastal Ecosystems After Reductions in Nutrient Loading: A Holistic Ecosystem Approach

    Bo Riemann;Jacob Carstensen;Karsten Dahl;Henrik Fossing

  • The optics of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in the Greenland Sea: An algorithm for differentiation between marine and terrestrially derived organic matter

    Colin Stedmon;S. Markager

  • Behaviour of the optical properties of coloured dissolved organic matter under conservative mixing

    C.A. Stedmon;S. Markager

  • Carbon-to-chlorophyll ratio for phytoplankton in temperate coastal waters: Seasonal patterns and relationship to nutrients

    Hans H. Jakobsen;Stiig Markager

  • Light requirements and depth zonation of marine macroalgae

    S. Markager;K. Sand-Jensen

  • Significant N 2 fixation by heterotrophs, photoheterotrophs and heterocystous cyanobacteria in two temperate estuaries

    Mikkel Bentzon-Tilia;Sachia J. Traving;Mustafa Mantikci;Helle Knudsen-Leerbeck

  • Modeling absorption by CDOM in the Baltic Sea from season, salinity and chlorophyll

    Piotr Kowalczuk;Colin A. Stedmon;Stiig Markager

  • Coastal eutrophication and the Danish National Aquatic Monitoring and Assessment Program

    Daniel J. Conley;Stiig Markager;Jesper Andersen;Thomas Ellermann

  • Dissolved organic matter (DOM) export to a temperate estuary: seasonal variations and implications of land use

    Colin A. Stedmon;Stiig Markager;Morten Søndergaard;Torben Vang

  • Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report, Issue 3

    Karina von Schuckmann;Pierre-Yves Le Traon;Neville Smith;Ananda Pascual

  • Practical guidelines for the analysis of seawater

    Stiig Markager

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin A. Stedmon
Colin A. Stedmon Technical University of Denmark
Benni Winding Hansen
Benni Winding Hansen Roskilde University
Peter A. Staehr
Peter A. Staehr Aarhus University
Kaj Sand-Jensen
Kaj Sand-Jensen University of Copenhagen
Jacob Carstensen
Jacob Carstensen Aarhus University
Mikael K. Sejr
Mikael K. Sejr Aarhus University
Morten Søndergaard
Morten Søndergaard University of Copenhagen
Marianne Holmer
Marianne Holmer University of Southern Denmark
Dorte Krause-Jensen
Dorte Krause-Jensen Aarhus University
Warwick F. Vincent
Warwick F. Vincent Université Laval

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